Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

From Nothing to Everything and Araboth

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 18:10

And if we look into the ancient texts, we find some pretty amazing answers. to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text that retells and expands upon biblical narr...

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World to Come of Shabbat

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 19:1

It's a portal, a time set apart. And according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a beautiful, almost novelistic Midrash, keeping Shabbat brings immense blessings. It says, "Happy is he in...

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Adam's Transgression and There

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 19:9

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text compiling midrashic stories and interpretations, dives right into this idea. It opens with a powerful verse from Psalms: "How great are T...

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The Garden of Eden and Noah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 23:12

We often picture him releasing the dove, seeing the rainbow, and then… silence. But life, as it always does, went on. And with life, came choices, mistakes, and some pretty strange...

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Abraham's Miracle and Daniel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 28:3

That feeling, that sense of wonder and a connection to something vast, is at the heart of this story about Abraham, our patriarch. According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinatin...

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Edom's Legacy

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 28:9

We all know the big moments in his life – the covenant, the almost-sacrifice of Isaac. But sometimes the quiet moments, the unspoken fears, reveal the deepest longings of the heart...

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Death of Abraham and Joshua

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 29:15

We all know it's a fundamental ritual in Judaism, a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham. But what about the times when it wasn't done quite. The Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a ...

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Elijah and Creation and Circumcision

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 29:16

There’s usually a story behind it, a reason that goes way back. Take circumcision, for instance. Beyond the physical act, did you know there's a tradition of covering the foreskin ...

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World to Come and Sarah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 30:3

The patriarch Abraham certainly did. Let's delve into a fascinating moment from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 30, that reveals a complex domestic drama and divine gu...

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